Muslims across Australia have filled mosques and public spaces to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
The festival of Eid al-Fitr traditionally occurs with the first sighting of the new moon and brings to a close the end of a month of fasting from sunrise to sunset.
Heavy rain failed to dampen the spirit of those flowing into the Lakemba mosque in Sydney's south-west from early morning for Eid prayers.
Roads around the mosque were blocked off to allow the congregation to fill the area.
Families and children left the service with pockets filled with sweets, as is Eid custom.
Muslim families are also known to visit relatives in hospital and pay their respects to loved ones who have passed away as part of Eid celebrations
Rarbie Ziad, 22, attended the prayers and said that for him Eid was all about spending time with family.
"After this it's going to be family, so we're going to go see our family, from there we'll go to the cemetery, just visit all our past members, from there come back and have a big lunch."
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